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The quit rate crash: Why workers are staying put

Money Talks News
Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor, comments on the possible meaning of wages growing more for job-stayers than job switchers.
The quit rate crash: Why workers are staying put

Economists Discuss Importance of Reliable Government Data

C-SPAN
On this video, Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, discusses several topics related to the bureau, including budget and staffing, what might happen if someone tried to alter the data to support political ends, and the importance of reliable government statistical data.
Economists Discuss Importance of Reliable Government Data

An Unresponsive Public Is Undermining Government Economic Data

Wall Street Journal
Erica Groshen, ILR senior labor market advisor and former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, noted that when business are contacted by government surveyors, they increasingly ask their lawyers whether to answer.
An Unresponsive Public Is Undermining Government Economic Data